Warning Signs

When you need Hidden Fencing for Pet Containment

It's funny how these things start. The initial warning signs
weren't enough to convince
us that we needed to install a hidden fence system, but they
seem so obvious in retrospect.

We noticed a small hole under the fence one day while
walking on the adjacent sidewalk. The hole was small
enough for a squirrel or rabbit but not large enough for a dog.
Because of its size, we thought maybe an animal had dug it to
get in and out of the yard. I went out back and filled it in
with some dirt and looked for more holes. There were none.

A week or so later, however, the hole had reappeared. In fact,
there was a second hole a bit further down the fence, and this
one was a bit larger. I filled them both in and then used some stones
and bits of concrete debris to prevent further digging at those
spots.

You can see where this is going. New holes appeared and
were promptly filled and blocked. We still hadn't clued in to
the fact that we needed an electronic fence. Sometimes the
stones and debris I placed were moved aside so that the
animal (I was fairly sure at this point that it was one or both of our dogs,
but I had no real proof) could continue digging
in one of the previous
spots. Maybe they thought it was a game. I just found it
annoying! I even nailed wooden boards over the bigger holes
to prevent them from reappearing.

Note the wooden boards at the bottom of the fence, still there even after we installed the Invisible Fence brand system

If I had to specifically list the warning signs
that should cause you to consider getting an Invisible Fence system,
they would be:

Holes appearing mysteriously under the regular fence.

Dog spending lots of time outdoors.

Dog not coming back in the house when called.

Holes reappearing after you filled them.

But of course, we ignored these warning signs.
The visible fencing made us complacent;
up until that point we certainly didn't think we needed
any kind of hidden fencing. Until the escape.